In 1969, my wife and I traveled to West Germany courtesy of the U.S. Air Force, where I served as a military operative for the National Security Agency. Rising to a non-commissioned officer rank, I worked as a cryptologist, signal intelligence analyst, and computer programmer. My wife worked for the Stars and Stripes newspaper in its Darmstadt headquarters. READ MORE

Steven Deschamps joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1979 as a pilot and was purged in 1982. The SIU tapped his phones, interrogated and polygraphed him systematically over five months and he was released in June 1982 under CFAO 19-20, section 5D, “no longer advantageously employable” simply because he refused to lie about his homosexuality. READ MORE

Richard DeVeau majored in marketing at Bentley University, Richard spent a career as a copywriter and creative director serving such clients as Red Lobster, Ducati Motorcycles, Marriott Hotels, and Clorox. He also brought his writing skills to bear for communications agencies that serve nonprofit organizations, including American Red Cross, Wounded Warrior Project, Toys for Tots, CARE, Special Olympics and many others. And he was a frequent editorial contributor to Fundraising Success Magazine. READ MORE

Alex Rosenberg is the author of five historical novels, three non-fiction trade books and more than a dozen academic titles in philosophy. He holds a distinguished chair in philosophy at Duke University, where he teaches courses across a range of subjects from biology to economics and public policy. READ MORE

Bart Stark is a U.S. Army paratrooper and a combat veteran, who later entered a life of crime as a prosecutor and defense attorney. After leading a vagabond life which took them across America and Europe, Bart and his wife Brenda settled in the mountains of Panama. When not working his day job, he hikes his dogs in the forest and daydreams dystopian futures for his characters. Wolves at the Gate is Bart’s first novel. READ MORE

Bruce Stock has enjoyed a distinguished military career with two legendary Canadian regiments – Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and the Royal 22e Regiment. 

A graduate of McMaster University, Stock served with 2 PPCLI before being appointed ADC to Governor General and Madame Vanier. Following his tour at Rideau Hall, he joined his regiment with NATO in Germany. Subsequently, he returned to Canada, where he left the military and specialized in public affairs and media relations. READ MORE